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Free adult scrapbooking offered at the Eminence Community Life Center from 10 a.m. to noon, on Thursdays.

Church Services

The church sanctuary at Eminence Christian Church, 5333 S. Main Street in Eminence is open each Wednesday from noon until 1 p.m. for quiet prayer and reflection. All are welcome to come and go as time allows.

The Grant County Braves came to New Castle on Feb. 3 and left with a 13-point win over the Henry County Wildcats that was closer than the final score indicated.

Henry County dominated in the opening minutes of the game with good rebounding and patient offense to open a 15-10 lead after one period of play. The Wildcats got seven points from center Gavin Jameson while Mason Heightchew and Trey Wills also had inside baskets.

The Eminence Warriors traveled to Owenton to take on the Owen County Rebels Friday night having won seven of their last eight games and four straight district matchups.

In the early going the Warriors hung with the Rebels who held a 12-10 lead midway through the first period. The Rebels caught fire at that point and went on a 21-0 run that gave them a 33-10 lead early in the second period.

The Carroll County Panthers used smothering defense and efficient offense to open up a 19-0 lead on the Warriors and cruised to a 47-23 win Saturday.

The Warriors’ first basket came with 3:50 left in the second period on a 17-footer by Madison Dockter. Dockter got the Warriors’ only other basket of the first half on a put back. Carroll led at halftime 20-4.

The Henry County Lady Cats traveled to Warsaw Friday night to take on the Gallatin County Lady Wildcats and fell victim to hot shooting from Autumn Bowen and Hannah Dossett.

The Lady Cats put up a respectable 16 points in the first quarter but Bowen hit six of six 3-point attempts in the quarter to lead Gallatin to a 22-16 lead going into the second period. She finished with 20 points in the period and 28 points for the entire game.

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Vickie Burgin won Ms. Kentucky Modern Woman this past weekend. Vickie was crowned queen after competing in KYB State Pageant at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville on January 30-Febuary 1. Vickie is a Henry County resident and is involved in many community charities. Vickie’s platform was Relay for Life because she is a kidney cancer survivor. She wanted to help spread awareness and show that life can go on after fighting cancer and to never give up on your dreams. Vickie will compete June 11-14 for Ms. America Modern Woman.

Two Henry County students graduate from WKU
Fall 2014 graduates from Western Kentucky University from Henry County include:
William B. Taylor, New Castle, Bachelor of Science
Carmarita L. Webb, Pleasureville, Master of Arts in Education.
Stephens attends Campbellsville U.
Campbellsville University had over 400 new students for the 2015 spring semester, which included Jennifer Stephens of Eminence.

In my travels across the Commonwealth, I hear from folks excited about their new smartphones, their modern tablets, and their high-speed Internet connections at home. I interact with businesses that are thriving because of their modern broadband connectivity, both wired and wireless.

Simple as it is, my first ever carport is doing its job — sparing me from the worst ravages of winter.

In the latest proof that “it’s better to be lucky than good,” the only move-in-ready house we could find in our relocation last year also provided an overhang just big enough to squeeze both our Chevys under.

I haven’t had to suffer frozen fingers or numbness from scraping frost off my windshield even once, despite the Midwestern chill.